Talisman of Light: Highland Hearts Afire - Time Travel Romance by B.J. Scott

Author:B.J. Scott [Scott, B.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Duncurra LLC
Published: 2017-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Alex awakened and glanced down at Ciara. Tucked snuggly at his side, she slept like she didn’t have a care in the world. He swept a lock of hair from her brow and replaced it with his lips. While Ciara was so exhausted she nodded off before he had a chance to make love to her, Alex was content knowing there was a chance they had a future together.

He closed his eyes and drew in a slow deep breath. “I must be a saint or out of my ever-loving mind,” he mumbled, remembering the events of last evening and how it had taken every ounce of self-control he could muster not to ravage her body and make her his own. After an intense interlude of kissing and petting, he’d convinced her to join him on the bed. He promised if she agreed, he be a gentleman and not make inappropriate advances unless it was what she wanted. Not an easy task, given the way his body reacted to her presence.

Alex smiled. Perhaps when she awakened, they could pick up where they left off. “A man can hope,” he chuckled.

The door to the croft opened, hitting the wall behind it with a crash.

“What the hell!” Alex shot up in bed, his eyes focused on the intruder. “Cailleach,” he gasped. The old hag was the last person he wanted to see.

“I warned you na to interfere in things that you canna possibly understand,” Cailleach hissed. “I told you to go back where you belong. Now you must pay the price.”

Ciara sat up, hugging the pelt beneath her chin. “You two know each other?”

“We’ve met,” Alex replied, his gaze focused on the hag.

“And you dinna see fit to tell me?” Ciara climbed off the bed, taking the pelt with her, and backed away. “I trusted you, but you obviously deceived me. You promised to protect me from Cailleach, not lead me into her grasp, like a lamb to slaughter. I was even beginning to think that you truly cared for me.”

“I do care about you and at no time meant to deceive you. Please hear me out.” He sprang from the bed and moved in her direction. “I didn’t say anything about meeting Cailleach because I hoped never to cross paths with her again,” Alex explained. “If I’d known she’d show up here, I would never have stopped.”

“This is my croft. Where else would I be?” Cailleach asked. “You took something that belongs to me and I want it back.”

“Ciara does not belong to you and never will,” Alex countered. He held his hand out in Ciara’s direction, but she backed away. If he had it all to do again, he’d have told her about his encounter with Cailleach. Now, he had to convince her.

“I should have known better than to trust the son of my enemy. You played me for a fool, Alex, and I let my people down.” Tears welling in her eyes, Ciara lowered her gaze. “I’m so ashamed.”

“You can trust me.

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